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DERRICK L. GOLES, OF BROOKLYN, NFAV YORK.

ANCHOR.

SPECIFKGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,767, dated October6, 1885.

Application filed June 27, L865. Serial No. 169 943.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DERRICK L. OoLns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to produce an anchor in which the flukesand their arms can be locked in lines parallel with the shank, thusinsuring the easy handling and stowing of the anchor when not in use,and its convenient transportation from place to place. A further objectis to render the anchor capable of use as a ballast-box, adapted to bereadily shifted from one part of a vessel to another, thus utilizing itwhere otherwise it would be a useless and inconvenient article.

To this end my invention consistsin an anchor comprising a shank, aseries of adjustable arms and their flakes, and a series of cylinders orbarrels movable on said shank, and so combined and arranged that thearms can be fixed and rigidly held at the proper angle to the shank toanswer the purpose of an anchor, or may be removed from this positionand fixed and rigidly heldin lines parallel to the shank, all ashereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in the several figures of whichlike partsare designated by similar letters of reference, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my invention ready for use as an anchor. Fig. Zis a sideview of the same ready to be packed or stowed away or used as aballast-box. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 1, the parts above thedotted line being omitted. Fig. i is a plan view of one of thecylindrical plates or barrels; Fig. 5, a similar view of another, andFig. 6 a cross-section taken on the line x 00, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is adetail of one of the adjustable arms.

a designates the shank, and?) the ring,whicl1 may be of the usualconstruction. This shank terminates at its lower end in a crown-piece,0, solid with the shank, and aring, (1, fast to a tongue or projectionof said crown-piece.

e designates a cylinder or barrel having a central perforation to admitthe shank and a se ries of grooves, f, to receive the enlargements toend, and the grooves f slant inwardly from the upper edge of thecylinder, thus serving,

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when the ends g of the arms 71 are inserted in the grooves,to cant saidarms so that the flukes i are at the requisite angle to the shank.

j, k, and 1, respectively, designate adjustable cylinders, each having acentral perforation to admit the shank, and m designates a key forlocking the cylinders, as hereinafter described.

The cylinder j forms acap-piece, and is prefcrab] y of about the sameshape as the crownpiece a, to enhance the symmetrical appearance of thedevice. It also answers the useful purpose of a cap to prevent thedislodgment of the arms when in the position shown in Fig. 2, and of aweight to assist in holding the arms against displacement when in theposition shown in Fig. 1.

The cylinder k is provided with a series of slots, n, to receive thepoints 0 of the arms 71, and the cylinder Zis provided with a seriesofslots, 19, to receive the other ends, q, of said arms.

\Vhen the device is to be used as an anchor, the ends q of the arms hare inserted in the groovesf of the cylinder 0, the enlargementsgfitting tightly in said grooves. The cylinders Z k and cap-piece j areslid along the shank until they bear snugly one upon the other on top ofthe cylinder, and are heldin this position by a key, in, driven tightlyinto a slot, r, in said shank.

\Vhen the device is to be used as a ballastboX,the key in is withdrawn,the cap-piece and cylinders is Z moved to the other end of the shank,and the arms h are withdrawn from the grooves f. The cylinder Z is thenslid back again along the shank until it bears against the cylinder 0.The arms h are taken up one by one and placed in thepo'sition shown inFig. 2, the points 0 fitting in the slots on and the ends q in the slots1), the parts being held in this position by the key in, which is nowdriven into the slot 8.

This combination of anchor and ballast-box will be a great convenienceto vessels of all kinds. XVhen used as a ballast, the smooth cylindricalshape permits it to be shifted readily and quickly, as it can be rolledto the desired place without damaging the (leek of the vessel.

As an anchor for yachts, small boats, canoes, decoy ducks, and similarpurposes, my device will be very useful, as it will answer every purposeof an anchor or grapnel, with the additional advantage that it can bepacked closely for transportation or storage.

In the drawings I have shown my device provided with four arms andflukes; but it is obvious that a less or greater number may be employed,if desired.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. An anchor comprising a shank, a, and a cylinder, 0, provided withgrooves, and the notched cylinders k Z, combined with the arms h, havingthe enlarged portions 9 to fit in the grooves in the cylinder 6, so asto project outwardly in position for use, and adapted to be withdrawnfrom said grooves and secured between the cylinders Z in position fordisuse,

substantially as described.

2. An anchor comprising ashank, a, crownpiece 0, and cylinder 0, havinggrooves f, combined with arms h, having enlarged portions 5 and flukesz, anda cap-piece, j, and means for holding said cap-piece rigidlyagainst said cylinder. as herein shown and described.

3. The combination, in an anchor, of a shank, a, crown-piece c, groovedcylinder 6, and arms h, having enlarged portions 9, and fiukes 7', withthe cap-piece j, and slotted cylinders k Z, movable on said shank, andmeans for locking said cap-piece and cylinders in position,substantially as specified, for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of May, A.D. 1885.

DERRICK L. COLES. Witnesses:

JULIUs E. REIMANN, ARTHUR O. WEBB.

